MANHATTAN (AP) - Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin is recovering at home after being treated for blood clots that formed after a recent knee surgery.
As the new basketball coach at the University of Maryland, Mark Turgeon hopes to experience the same kind of success he enjoyed at Texas A&M. The Terrapins are counting on him to do just that. Turgeon was hired on Monday night to succeed Gary Williams, who retired last week after a 22-year run at Maryland. The 46-year-old Turgeon leaves the Aggies after making four consecutive appearances in the ...
MANHATTAN - Those expecting to see much-ballyhooed transfer Bryce Brown run the football 25-plus times were probably disappointed last Saturday.
MANHATTAN - Record-setting Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas will participate in the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, which starts Thursday in Indianapolis, Ind.
By MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com GAME NOTES - It was the 272nd meeting between the state rivals. … In their most recent meeting on Jan. 29, Kansas routed Kansas State 90-66. … KU entered the game leading the nation in field goal percentage at 52.3. The Jayhawks also led the Big 12 in scoring (83.9 average), scoring margin (+19.9), 3-point field-goal percentage (39.1 percent), team assists (18.6) and assists-to-turnover ratio (1.4). … Kansas State was 3-13 ...
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com MANHATTAN - The Octagon of Doom had become the Octagon of Gloom this season for Kansas State, the preseason No. 3-ranked team by The Associated Press. It wasn't supposed to be this way. Kansas State, the Big 12 Conference preseason favorite, quickly plunged in The AP Top 25 rankings. The Wildcats had two players suspended and others quitting as they fell out of the poll, their ...
MANHATTAN - Head football coach Bill Snyder released Kansas State's 2011 recruiting class Wednesday with the announcement of 32 student-athletes who plan on joining or already are a part of the Wildcats program.
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure.gbtribune.com MANHATTAN - This was supposed to be the game where Curtis Kelly made a big splash in his return after serving an NCAA-imposed six-game suspension, right? But junior forward Jamar Samuels stole the spotlight from his senior teammate as No. 21-ranked Kansas State throttled Texas Tech 94-60 Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference action at Bramlage Coliseum. Samuels scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in an energizing first half and ...
MANHATTAN - Kansas State forwards Wally Judge and Jamar Samuels have been a steadying influence while teammates Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly have been sidelined by the NCAA for committing minor infractions.
The buzz surrounding the controversial unsportsmanlike penalty at the end of the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl was a focus of the national sports scene on Friday.
MANHATTAN - At least for one night, Kansas State could forget about the controversy surrounding the suspensions of seniors Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly.
MANHATTAN - In the aftermath of an 80-64 win over Missouri-Kansas City Thursday night at Bramlage Coliseum, Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin broke his silence about the suspensions of seniors Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly.
More details have emerged regarding the suspensions of Kansas State's Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Guard Oscar Bellfield chuckled with UNLV teammate Tre'Von Willis during the postgame conference with the media. Bellfield had good reason for a laugh after nailing a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final 1:09, propelling the Runnin' Rebels to a 63-59 upset of No. 11 Kansas State Tuesday night at the sold-out Sprint Center. A majority of the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In his college basketball debut on Saturday at storied Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas guard Josh Selby showed that he can make an immediate impact.